NPR: reinfection https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1103319740 reinfection en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 06 May 2025 22:57:45 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: reinfection https://www.npr.org/tags/1103319740/reinfection A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:08:43 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/1110804098/omicron-ba5-variant-covid-reinfections https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/1110804098/omicron-ba5-variant-covid-reinfections

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

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]]> Allison Aubrey Coronavirus FAQ: I got COVID. Then I got it again. What's the deal with reinfection? People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:02:59 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/06/1101752798/coronavirus-faq-i-got-covid-then-i-got-it-again-whats-the-deal-with-reinfection https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/06/1101752798/coronavirus-faq-i-got-covid-then-i-got-it-again-whats-the-deal-with-reinfection

People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see.

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